Lenka Procházková, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Lenka Procházková

Czech writer

Date of Birth: 24-Mar-1951

Place of Birth: Olomouc, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic

Profession: writer

Nationality: Czech Republic

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Lenka Procházková (born March 24, 1951) is a Czech writer.The daughter of writer Jan Procházka, she was born in Olomouc, grew up in Prague and studied journalism and cultural theory at Charles University in Prague.
Procházková signed Charter 77 and, as a result, was forced to work as a manual labourer until 1989.
She was later employed in various social and cultural agencies.
She also taught at Josef Škvorecký’s Literary Academy.
She had a long-time partnership with writer Ludvík Vaculík, with whom she had two sons.In 1982, she received the Egon Hostovský Prize.Procházková published her first novel Ružová dáma (The Pink Lady) in 1982.
She has also written radio plays and scripts for television.
With lawyer Aleš Pejchal, she hosted a program on Radio Free Europe.Her sister Iva is also a novelist.